The sample passages below are taken from among the 783 quotations contained within this remarkable book. All subjects are categorized alphabetically and indexed by author. Treasury of Black Qotations is a must for your home library!!! DESERTION
It sometimes seems we are deserted by earth and heaven.
-Frederick Douglass
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DESIRE
I've lived to bury my desires.
And see my dreams corrode with rust:
Now all that's left is fruitless fires
That burn my empty heart to dust.
-Alexander Pushkin
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DESTINY
Abused and scorned though we may be, our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
--- And my father and mother strengthened me in this my first impression, saying in my presence, I was intended for some great purpose.
-Nat Turner
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DEVELOPMENT
The development of human society-from tribalism to feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism-is brought about by the needs and aspirations of mankind for a better life.
-Paul Robeson